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NOW.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
CONGRATS ON THE NEW SHOW, DOING
WELL.
AGAIN WE WERE JUST TALKING A
MINUTE AGO.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE
SHOW, TELL US WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
GO AHEAD AND STAERT.
>> IT'S A GROUP OF GAY FRIENDS
LIVING IN MODERN DAY SAN
FRANCISCO LOOKING FOR LOVE,
LOOKING TO IMPROVE THEIR JOBS
AND FRIENDSHIPS AND EXPERIENCING
LIFE.
>> DO YOU HAVE THE, YOU KNOW,
THE HEARTFELT COMING OUT STORY
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR ARE WE
PAST THAT AND WE'RE JUST
BASICALLY LET IN ON THE LIVES OF
WHAT YOU JUST SAY, THREE GAY MEN
LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO?
>> YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
OUR CHARACTERS ARE IN THEIR
EARLY 30s.
COME'S C
DOM'S CHARACTER IS ABOUT TO
APPROACH 40.
THEY'RE DEALING WITH CAREER
ISSUES AND SELF MOTIVATION
ISSUES AS WELL.
>> OKAY.
>> THERE ARE ISSUES THAT, YOU
KNOW, ANYBODY IN THEIR 30s AND
40s ARE GOING THROUGH.
THESE CHARACTERS HAPPEN TO BE
GAY BUT THE STORIES HAVE A
UNIVERSIALTY TO THAT WE THINK
OPEN HOPE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
CAN RELATE TO.
>> TALK ABOUT THAT.
TO LET AN AUDIENCE IN ON THE
CHALLENGES OF BEING GAY, THAT'S
NEW GROUND HERE.
WHAT ARE THE MEETINGS LIKE TO
DECIDE WHAT ISSUES ARE GOING TO
BE DEALT WITH?
I'LL START WITH YOU.
EVERYBODY CAN WEIGH IN ON THAT
ONE.
>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE FOCUS
OF THE SHOW WAS ALWAYS TO NOT
FOCUS ON THE GAYNESS OF THESE
CHARACTERS, NOT TO HIDE ANY OF
IT, THE OPPOSITE, BUT JUST TO
LOOK AT THE SPECIFICS OF THESE
CHARACTERS AND WHAT THEY'RE
GOING THROUGH IN THEIR LIVES AND
THESE CHARACTERS JUST HAPPEN TO
BE GAY.
>> IT'S NOT AN ISSUE BASED SHOW.
WE'RE NOT REALLY CONFRONTING THE
ISSUE OF THE WEEK.
IT'S NOT LIKE A LIFE THYME SHOW.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THESE
CHARACTERS IN A SLICE OF LIFE
DEALING WITH CIRCUMSTANCES OF
LIFE.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES OF
LIFE.
NOT ISSUES THAT WE'RE HITTING AN
ISSUE TONIGHT WITH THE SHOW.
>> WE DON'T HAVE THE ABORTION
EPISODE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> REAL QUICK, YOU OR ON "GLEE"?
>> I WAS.
>> THE BIG HIT SHOW ON FOX
VERSUS THIS TYPE OF SHOW.
TELL US ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES.
>> I THINK WE SING BETTER.
IT'S JUST OFF CAMERA.
>> A LOT OF OFF-CAMERA SINGING.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE COOL
THINGS THAT'S DIFFERENT IS THAT
IT FEELS -- "GLEE" IS VERY
STYLIZED AND HEIGHTENED.
THIS SHOW IS JUST LIKE YOU
DROPPED A CAMERA INTO A ROOM
WITH FRIENDS LIVING IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND IT'S VERY SORT OF
REAL LIFE AND VERY NACH LIS
TICK.
OUR DIRECTOR DIRECTED A MOVIE
CALLED "WEEKEND" THAT DID REALLY
WELL A FEW YEARS AGO.
>> YOU READ DIFFERENT ARTICLES
ABOUT THE SHOW AND IT'S A GAY
VERSION OF GIRLS OR GAY VERSION
OF SIGN FIELD.
DO YOU LIKE THAT?
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
>> TO BE COMPARED TO SHOWS LIKE
THAT, IT'S GREAT.
TO BE CALLED THE GAY SIEINFELD,
THAT'S NEW FOR US.
CAN I BE THE GAY KRAMER?
>> WHO'S GEORGE?
>> YOU MIGHT BE GEORGE.
>> I MIGHT BE GEORGE.
>> YOU'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT,
ARE YOU?